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China and Colour Revolutions by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
China and colour revolutions also published @ The Financial Express The term “colour revolution” has its roots in protests that toppled unpopular regimes in former Soviet states and the Middle East since early this century. Colour revolutions are street level uprisings which have led to regime change in supposedly democratic but actually authoritarian states. They…
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India's Evolving Status Post SCO Meet : A Discussion
Aadi and I had a very lively discussion on India’s evolving status in the post SCO times. We discuss how India has gone beyond neutrality to being a emerging pole in global affairs whose weight counts. The Q&A session was very mature and devoid of hype.
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Seven Peanuts For My Pet Monkey
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL WHO IS THE BIGGEST MONKEY OF THEM ALL? My monkey is at it again…its comments indicate that China is GDP obsessed. From its comments I also get the feeling that it thinks that it is only Chinese who have a superior IQ and brains and that Indians are living in…
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DISENGAGEMENT AND SCO MEET : A DISCUSSION
AADI AND I HAD A LIVELY DISCUSSION ON THE DISENGAGEMENT AT PP15 AND ITS CONNECT WITH THE SCO MEET
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A Peek Into Everyday China : XI Pictures of XIs China
A picture is worth a thousand words….here are XI pictures of XIs China. If you are wondering what they are..they are simply a collection of news headlines from South China Morning Post from 02 Sep to 10 sep 22 which landed in my mail. Very importantly almost 50% of the important analysis and headlines are…
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Disengagement, SCO Meet and Beyond By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also Published at The Financial Express Disengagement, SCO Meet and Beyond The disengagement is a direct trade off so that India does not spoil Xi Jinping’s first coming out party since the onset of Covid in 2019. The fact that Xi Jinping is making his first international foray outside China since the Covid began is…
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The Big Military Drift by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Also published in The Financial Express @ The Big Military Drift Our erudite External Affairs Minister with his sharp-witted interjections has put many doubting interlocutors in their place. India has overtaken its erstwhile colonial master as the fifth largest economy and is on course to be the third largest by 2030. The world seems to…
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India’s Neighbourhood : A Discussion
In this episode Aadi and I discuss our neighbourhood. The worrying factor is that China is pressing Nepal for the Trans Himalayan rail line. The rail line has the potential to bring PLA to our door step. Needs greater deliberation.
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Pakistan Collapsing : A Discussion on Jaipur Dialogues
Pakistan is in the grip of devastating floods. Yet it can afford 450 million USD for spares for its F 16s. Does it deserve aid at all? However, what will be story of Pakistan beyond the floods? These were some of the issues which came up during our discussion.
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Towards a Smart Artillery By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Preamble: I could not publish an article for a few days since I got busy with my project which makes Indian Artillery Smart and Lethal. In that hi-tech process all these simple old fashioned thoughts came to my mind. One can not beat good old gunnery. As far as my project goes, it is purring along.…
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